Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-04
PLANETS IN MARCH.

Mercury, Uranus, Venus, Jupiter
and <aturn-Thc sun and Moon.
Mercury is evening star until the 2lst,
and, after that time, becomes morning
star. Tomorrow, at II O'Clock in the
evening, he reaches his greatest eastern
elongaton, being IS degs. Il min. east OF
the sun. He is then at Ais greatest dis
lance from the sun, and under the most
favorable conditions that VIII occur dur
ing the year Tor being seen with the naked
eye.
Uranus is morning star until the last
day OF the month, when he takes his turn
In joining the evening stars. On the 3lst.
at 7 O'Clock in the morning, he is
In opposition with the sun, pass
ing from his western to his east
ern side, and becoming in name
what he has been for two months in real
ity-an evening star. Uranus, in opposi-
ton, Is under the most favorable cOndi-
tions for being observed with the naked
eye.
Venus is evening star throughout the
month. The most interesting feature of
her appearance in March is her vicinity
of Mercury. The two planets are at their
nearest approach on the 9th, when there
is only difference of about fifteen min
utes in the time of setting, Venus re-
naming longer than her brother planet
above the horizon and about dogs. south
east of him. Mercury will be visible for
a week before and after the 9th, but will
not be so near Venus as at that time.
Jupiter is morning star. At least he is
so called on astronomical records, for he
is still on the western side of the sun,
although before the month closes he VIII
rise at 3 O'Clock. making his appearance e
in the east about half an hour before his
rival, Venus, disappears in the west.
Saturn is evening star. His movement
is retrOgrade until the 10Th, when he is
stationary. and continues 80 till near the
end of the month, when he moves east
ward.
Neptune is evening star. 1t takes him
1866 years to complete revolution round
the sun. He is therefore nearly thirteen
years in passing through constellation,
and advances on his course only about .
dogs. while the earth completes the
circle of the ecliptic.
Mars ia evening star. His conjunction
with Mercury on the 10Th is the only in.
c!dent be contributes to the planetary an.
nails of the month. At the close of the
month Venus, Saturn, Neptune, Mars
and Uranus are evening STARS; Jupiter
and Mercury are morning stars.
The March moon tuils on tue 9th at 3h.
34m. in the evening. On the 9th. at Oh
SIN. a. M, she is in conjunction with Sat
urn, being 3 dogs. 80 sec. south. On the
f1th, at Oh. sim. n. M, she is In copjunc.
ton with Uranus, being 3 dogs. sec
north. On the 18th, at 81. 15m. p. M, our
satellite is at her nearest point 10 Jupiter
being degs. 80 sec. north. On the 23d
about fourteen hours before new moon, a,
Oh. Bonn. p. M, she is in conjunction with
mercury, being B dogs. 81 sec. south. On
m a fEalMn off 70, %
moon, at lin. som. p. M, she 10 at heI
nearest point to Mars, being dogs II
sec. south. On the 26th, at III. lam. p. m.
the two-days-old moon will pay her re.
spects to Venus, being dogs. 80 sec.
south, CRESCENT and star forming a celes.
tial picture whose loneliness never fails
to charm the observer. On the 28th the
moon, having completed her circuit,
draws near for the second time In the
month to Neptune, at 5h. 20m. p. M,
being at the time 8 dogs. 50 sec. north OF
the planet.